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ILLUSORY
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Based on or having the nature of an illusion
Example:
Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy
Synonyms:
illusive; illusory
Classified under:
Similar:
unreal (lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria)
Derivation:
illusion (something many people believe that is false)
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